Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849Cannon, Richard
History
Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers
1712 Joined the Army under the command of the
Duke of Ormond --
---- Suspension of hostilities --
1713 Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht --
1714 Returned from Flanders to England --
---- Proceeded to Scotland 18
1715 Rebellion in Scotland, excited by the Earl of
Mar, in favour of the Pretender --
---- Encamped at Stirling, under the command of
the _Duke of Argyle_, and advanced to _Dumblain_ --
---- Engagement at _Sheriff-muir_ between the King's
troops and the rebel forces --
1716 The King's troops advanced; the insurgents
retreated; the Pretender escaped to the Continent;
and the rebellion suppressed 19
---- Appointment of Colonel George Macartney
to the Colonelcy, in place of the Earl of
Orrery --
1727 Appointment of Brigadier-General Sir James
Wood to the Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-General
Macartney, removed to the Sixth
Dragoon Guards 19
1728 Embarked for Ireland --
1738 Appointment of Colonel John Campbell to the
Colonelcy, in succession to Sir James Wood,
deceased 19
1739 War declared against Spain 20
1740 Removed from Ireland to South Britain --
1741 Encamped on Lexden Heath --
1742 Embarked for Flanders --
1743 Marched for Germany, and engaged at the
Battle of _Dettingen_ --
1744 Encamped at Asche and Alost --
---- Returned to Ghent for winter-quarters --
1745 Marched to the relief of Tournay 21
---- Engaged at the Battle of _Fontenoy_ --
---- Placed in garrison at Ostend 22
---- Charles Edward, eldest son of the Pretender,
landed in Scotland --
---- Regiment ordered to return from Flanders --
1746 Proceeded to Scotland, and engaged at the
Battle of _Culloden_ --
---- Removed to Glasgow 23
1747 Re-embarked for the Netherlands --
---- Engaged at the battle of Val --
1748 Treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle --
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